vrcanaries Chapter 414: Celebrities Gather
Chapter 414: Celebrities Gather
The staff's words were vague yet certain. Although the contestants were still confused, they hurriedly followed the staff as soon as they saw them walking out, without bothering to ask any more questions.
Zhao Xiaojing also made a backup plan for herself in such doubts. She decided to go to the stage to watch the host's demonstration first to see if the so-called real shot of the dish could really show the quality of the ingredients as if she saw it with her own eyes. If it could, then she would order the ingredients needed for stir-fried pork liver; if not, then she would order an order of stir-fried beef and a portion of shredded potatoes, and then make a choice after seeing the ingredients.
The contestants followed the leading staff through a long corridor and then went upstairs. At the signal of the staff who came to take over, they quietly went to the backstage of the studio. I thought I would have to wait a while before going on stage, but I didn't expect that after standing for a few seconds, I heard the host invite the first group of contestants to come on stage.
Then the lights and cameras moved over, and the whole team began to move. One by one, the contestants walked into the dark studio with a bright light in the middle, and stood in front of the stage at the host's signal.
Zhao Xiaojing lowered her head slightly, glanced at the camera, and subconsciously stood in the middle of the last row. After making sure that her presence was low, she looked up and observed silently.
When he looked up, he saw Dang Yongge. He and five other judges were sitting opposite the operating table. Although he looked much older than when I saw him on the show as a child, he still had a smiling face and was tilting his head to say something to the staff next to him.
The staff nodded and left immediately. Dang Yongge sat up straight and added some boiled water to the white-haired old man who looked very old sitting next to him.
Zhao Xiaojing's eyes immediately wandered around the old man's face. Although he had a head full of white hair and wrinkles on his face, he looked very energetic. When Dang Yongge added water, he immediately moved his cup and nodded to thank him, and his eyes looked particularly peaceful when he looked over here.
At this moment, the staff member who had just worked there hurried back with a pillow. Dang Yongge nodded and took it. Then he helped the old man and placed the pillow behind his back, and then adjusted it again and again.
Zhao Xiaojing immediately glanced at the nameplate on the table and found that the old man was Nan Rongquan, the person most mentioned by the contestants.
"Now, our first group of pioneers have come on stage. We can see that they are all fully prepared for the battle. They are all tough guys who have emerged from the national food world, and they all have unique cooking skills.
Now, I will lead the way for all the pioneers with special skills and briefly introduce the information of our national cooking master judges and how to use the ordering system. "All the contestants came on stage, and the host stood in the front and spoke.
Zhao Xiaojing then looked at the host who had been standing next to her. It turned out to be He Xi, a well-known host of Baitao TV. It was rumored that other TV stations had tried to poach him with huge sums of money several times but failed. He was also the host that Wan Yuyue had been pestering Zhao Xiaojing for his autograph.
I originally thought that since this was the first game in Tuancheng, Bai Tao would definitely be the small host to go through the process, but I didn’t expect that He Xi would be brought directly here. Does he attach so much importance to this program?
Zhao Xiaojing blinked. Although it was not the first time she had seen a celebrity up close, she was really surprised by the level of attention. She became inexplicably nervous again.
"The first one is our teacher Nan Rongquan, a top-notch Shandong cuisine chef who has obtained many authoritative certifications. He is a national technical expert, recognized as the best Shandong cuisine chef in the industry, a national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of cooking, and the current executive chef of Yipintang!" He Xi pointed to Nan Rongquan, who was sitting in the first seat on the judges' panel, smiled, waved slowly, and the contestants applauded.
"The second is our teacher Dang Yongge, a famous host, food critic, writer, founder of the magazine "Taste of the Morning and the Evening", and the national ambassador for the promotion of the intangible cultural heritage of cooking!"
Dang Yongge also waved with a smile, and there was another round of applause.
"The third place goes to our teacher Huang Jinge, who has won the award for the most commercially valuable food celebrity many times, is a national-level food culture communicator, a food content creator, and the annual female news figure with tens of millions of fans at home and abroad!"
It turned out to be Huang Jinge! Zhao Xiaojing had watched few of her videos, but she had always heard of her fame and deeds. After listening to He Xi's introduction, I realized that the only woman sitting in the third seat, the youngest judge, was her! It seemed that there were indeed many big shots this time, and I had met another celebrity without realizing it.
"The fourth one is our Mr. Le Zhengsong, a master of Hunan cuisine, who is also the head chef of the famous Hunan Feast restaurant chain, number one on the Hunan Province's must-eat list!"
Zhao Xiaojing had also seen this restaurant in Wan Yuyue's guide, but Wan Yuyue's advice to her was to go if it was close to the main store, and not to go if it was not, and there was no need to go to chain stores. She said that although this restaurant was ranked first, the quality had been declining due to the large number of tourists, and now they had started to use pre-prepared dishes.
"The fifth one is our teacher Yu Jiarong, the head chef of Jukelou, who is also a master of Hunan and Sichuan cuisine!"
"The sixth one is our teacher Di Tianhe, the owner and chef of Yijianglou, a master of Zhejiang and Anhui cuisines!"
After the six judges finished introducing themselves, the thirty contestants began to massage their numb palms. He Xi said a few polite words and then the staff next to him brought a tablet. "Now I will introduce how to use the ordering system. Please pay attention and look at the big screen on the right."
On the right, a real-time projection of the tablet in He Xi's hand immediately appeared on the big screen. As soon as the tablet was turned on, a selection interface similar to that of a takeaway software when entering a store appeared.
"Each of our 30 contestants has a tablet on their table. When you open it, you will see the interface we are seeing now. Scroll down and you will see all kinds of vegetables, meats and other ingredients. On the left are the major categories, and you can click on the categories to search."
He Xi slid his finger down, explaining and demonstrating at the same time.
There was a series of menus on the interface that were overwhelming. He Xi slid several times but was still in the classification of seasonal vegetables. However, there were more than a dozen major categories that He Xi mentioned on the left.
There are seasonal vegetables, algae, beans, mushrooms, grains, eggs, dried goods, potatoes, etc., and there are already a large number of classification items before even seeing the meat. He Xi clicked on a few of them as a demonstration, and there was another series of scrolling with no end in sight.
So... many? Wouldn't it be because of the selection of ingredients? Wouldn't it be impossible to find it after scrolling for a long time? Zhao Xiaojing took a deep breath silently.